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Nick Cannon Is Not Getting Married, Drops New Visual For Struggle Wedding Song Called “Eyes Closed”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Is N’Credible seed spreader Nick Cannon ready to say “I Do” again? A recent Instagram post suggested that case, but it turns out he was just teasing a new song. Nick Cannon Can’t Be Serious With This Song? The entertainment mogul knows how to keep the internet world buzzing about him. No, we’re not talking about him possibly knocking up another woman on his mission to keep the world populated with his offspring, but him seemingly wanting the jump the broom again. Related Stories Cannon had the internet talking when he dropped a series of photos on the gram featuring himself, another woman who is not any of his baby mamas, and a pretty exquisite engagement ring. In the caption for the post, he wrote, “I said I would never do...
Rico Nasty Cycles Through Outfits in “Blow Me” Music Video
Rico Nasty has released a new track titled “Blow Me” from her upcoming LP, Las Ruinas. Alongside her rap-rock sound, the Maryland-born artist is known for her eclectically eye-catching style. Channeling this aspect of her persona, the “Blow Me” music video fittingly showcases Nasty on a runway treadmill getting off fits with pieces from Rick Owens, Givenchy and more. “I’mma just handle my business/B*tch get off my diznick/Want to, but you can’t hit this/Stand out, so you can’t miss this/FOMO, you don’t wanna miss this/I’m the one he kinda want for Christmas/Wishlist, gift this/Pu**y on a hitlist, yummy!/Eat it like it’s brеakfast,” raps Nasty in the first verse. “Blow Me” comes behind the previously released Las Ruinas tracks “Intrusive,” “Vaderz,” “Black Punk” and “Skull Flower.” Revealin...
Listen to Lou Reed’s Earliest Known “Heroin” Demo
Light in the Attic and Laurie Anderson have released what is apparently the earliest known recording of “Heroin.” Lou Reed made his demo with John Cale in May 1965. The Velvet Underground’s final version of the song was released on The Velvet Underground & Nico in March 1967. Hear the demo below. “Heroin (May 1965 Demo)” is taken from the archival collection Words & Music, May 1965—out August 26. In addition to “Heroin,” the album features the earliest known recordings of “I’m Waiting for the Man” and “Pale Blue Eyes.” The album also includes a Cale-fronted version of Nico’s Chelsea Girl song “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams,” a song called “Men of Good Fortune” (which shares a title with the Berlin track but has different lyrics and music), and a rarity oft-discussed in Velvet Underg...
Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet Announce New Album, Share Song
Acclaimed American composer Caroline Shaw has announced her second album with Attacca Quartet. The new record, Evergreen, is out September 23 via Nonesuch. The LP opens with “Three Essays: First Essay (Nimrod),” which you can hear below. Evergreen features five original works by Shaw, three of which (“Three Essays,” “Blueprint,” and “The Evergreen”) were written for string quartet. The other two pieces (“And So” and “Other Song”) were written for string quartet and voice. The album closes with “Cant voi l’aube,” an interpretation of a 12-century French poem by trouvère Gace Brulé. In 2020, Shaw and Attacca Quartet won the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for their collaborative debut Orange. Since releasing Orange, Shaw has worked with Sō Percussion on the 202...
Beabadoobee Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour Dates
Fresh off the release of her new album Beatopia, Beabadoobee has announced a fall tour of North America. The concerts—taking place in October, November, and December—will feature support from Dirty Hit labelmates Lowertown. Check out Beabadoobee’s schedule below. Check out “Shopping in Brooklyn With Beabadoobee, Grunge-Pop Sweetheart” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Beabadoobee: Beatopia North America ’22 Tour Beabadoobee: 07-22 Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point #07-23 Newport, RI – Fort Adams State Park #07-26 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall #07-27 Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater #07-29 Cooperstown, NY ...
T-Pain Assists On Softest Hard’s Cover of Iconic 1998 Dance Anthem, “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”
The nostalgia runs wild on Softest Hard‘s latest single, “I’m Blue,” a festival-ready take on Eiffel 65‘s iconic 1998 anthem, “Blue (Da Ba Dee).” But it doesn’t end there: you’ll also hear the silky smooth voice of autotune king T-Pain, whom Softest Hard tapped for the track’s lead vocal. Released July 15th via HARD Recs, “I’m Blue” interweaves retro synths with Softest Hard’s signature saturated drums. Rave cowbells, a scintillating bass breakdown and, of course, rally calls courtesy of T-Pain rally calls also appear underneath a glistening house melody. “I needs me an edm/house/techno producer that knows the space and I know I can lead us to musical greatness,” T-Pain wrote on Twitter las...
Opiuo’s Insightful Single “Gravitate” Reimagined By Longtime Friend, CloZee
French bass music star CloZee has crafted a unique rendition of “Gravitate,” the latest single from longtime friend Opiuo. Channeling Opiuo’s psyche in the studio, CloZee successfully infuses her fan-favorite worldly sounds into the blissed-out original. And the end result is nothing short of an entrancing aural experience. Take a listen to CloZee’s rework of “Gravitate” below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Back in the fall of 2020, CloZee enlisted Opiuo as a contributor to her Neon Jungle remix pack, wherein the genre-blending visionary reimagined “Heya.” Now, the tables have turned. When the original version of “Gravitate” was released last month via Slurp Music, Opiuo informed his fanbase tha...
‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’ Is Bringing a Series of Lip-Sync Smack Downs to Your Screen
In the immortal words of Alyssa Edwards, it’s “back back back back back again!” On Monday (July 18), VH1 announced the return of the second season of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Premiering on VH1 Friday, August 12 at 8 p.m. ET, the new season is also switching up the format of the original concept — gone are the work room antics, makeovers and classic Drag Race challenges of the original season, now replaced with a set of lip sync showdowns. In a shake-up to the format that feels equal parts The Masked Singer and Lip Sync Battle, nine unidentified celebrity contestants will enter the competition with completed, fully-formed drag makeovers disguising their identities. They will compete in a series of lip syncs in front of a live audience based on different “cate...
Jennifer Lopez Is Changing Her Name After Marrying Ben Affleck
July 16, 2022, will forever go down as the day J. Lo officially became J. Aff. After surprising fans with news of her Las Vegas wedding to Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez indicated in a message emailed to fans that she’s changed her name to match her new husband’s. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a note sent out to subscribers of her “On the JLo” newsletter, the Marry Me actress divulged all the details of her Little White Wedding Chapel ceremony — from how she and Affleck almost didn’t make it there before midnight, to their photoshoot in a pink Cadillac convertible supposedly used by Elvis. “Stick around long enough and maybe you’ll find the best moment of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at twelve thirty in the morning i...
Demi Lovato Teases ‘Religious Undertones’ of ‘Holy Fvck’ Album Title
Demi Lovato called into the SiriusXM studios on Monday (July 18) to tease their forthcoming album Holy Fvck. “The title track of the album is called ‘Holy Fvck’ and the song was basically, I wanted to flip the phrase ‘holy f–k’ on its head. And instead of just saying ‘holy f–k,’ I wanted to write a song that says, ‘I’m a holy f–k,’” the pop star explained. “It’s definitely a sexually charged song, but it’s really fun.” “I felt like it was a great, eye-catching title track for the rest of the album,” she continued, “and especially because there’s songs on the album that have, like, kind of religious undertones, there’s songs on the album that have this dichotomy of good and bad, and that song kind of represented both.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest vide...
Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Scores Milestone 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” continues atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, dominating for a 10th total week. The song marks Styles’ first Hot 100 leader of at least 10 weeks – and the 10th for Columbia Records, the most among all labels over the chart’s history. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Plus, Beyoncé‘s “Break My Soul,” which holds at No. 9 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 7, hits the Radio Songs chart’s top 10, becoming her 18th top 10 on the airplay tally and her first in a lead role since 2014. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated July 23, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 19). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard an...
The Brand Is A Wrap?: Twitter Reacts To Alleged Desus & Mero Breakup
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bravo / Getty Could it really be the end of an era? Desus Nice of the Desus & Mero fame seems to have confirmed that the popular duo’s famed Bodega Boys podcast is no more. Over the years, we have witnessed Daniel “Desus” Baker and Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez go from two Bronx dude cracking jokes on Twitter to building up their influential podcast, to getting looks on Complex and MTV to their own show on Viceland and then eventually Desus & Mero on Showtime (Season 4 just wrapped at the end of June). Throughout it all, the Bodega Boys also maintained their podcast. However, as their fame grew the predictable speculation of the two personalities beefing and breaking up—something they often joked about—is currently flourishing on Twitter. As ...
